Franklin County OhArchives Photo Group.....6th St. School Reunion 1910 September 25, 1910 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sizelove, Sr. rzeislof@windstream.net February 3, 2011, 10:38 am Source: By Permission Of Keny Family Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/franklin/photos/6thstsch1946gph.jpg Image file size: 1413.1 Kb [The following is online research I found. The story is credited to the following source, which explains the old photo I found in the private holdings of the Keny Family. It seems each year brought different Individuals to the school reunion. The accompanying class photo, taken during the 1910 reunion, includes some individuals whom attended this school but not mentioned in the following text concerning the 1904-1905 reunion.] “EDUCATIONAL HISTORY of OHIO A History of its Progress Since the Formation of the State Together with the Portraits and 'Biographies of Past and Present State Officials 000 By JAMES J. BURNS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO 1905 “… the north side of State street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, was erected in the early fifties, the old State Street School. Many citizens of Columbus, and all of those now living who were pupils there, well remember the quaint old building, with its slanting roof and bell- tower and its blank white clock faces on which Father Time never recorded his progress. This old structure, in which so many, since become prominent in various fields of labor, were scholars, and about which so many pleasant reminiscenses are harbored, was torn down in the early sixties, and replaced by the modern imposing present Sullivant School building. It will be a surprise to many to learn that Charles Warren Fairbanks, the Vice President of the United States, who was elected with such a magnificent vote November 8, 1904, was a pupil in the old State Street School when, as a poor youth, he lived with relatives in Columbus. Mr. Fairbanks is a native of the Buckeye State, and never mentions the fact save with pride. In order to revive old memories and re-establish the friendly relations of youth, the "( )ld State Street School Association" was organized. The initial movement was begun in the month of September, 1902, when Mr. John E. Price, of Marble Cliff, in kindly recollection of his schoolboy companions of over forty years past, called together such as he could of those who had attended the old State Street School. 394 EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF OHIO The reunion inaugurated by Mr. Price brought together the school boys of the old days of 1855-60, and proved an occasion of such mutual interest and pleasure, that it was unanimously decided to form a permanent organization. Of this Mr. John E. Price was elected president for the ensuing year; Mr. A. D. Heffner, treasurer, and Mr. Frank S. Brooks secretary. Mr. Price was succeeded in 1903 by Mr. E. K. Stewart, and the latter, in 1904, by Mr. George V. Lott. Messrs. Heffner and Brooks are still treasurer and secretary respectively. The association holds meetings annually on or about September 25th, and th.'se reunions are occasions for a most joyous time, when, for the moment, the members live their boyhood hours over again, and indulge in many recollections of "the days that were." Considering the lengthy period that has intervened since as boys they romped together the roll call of the association is quite imposing in numbers. The "boys," as will be seen by the subjoined list, are prominent in many professional, mercantile and industrial vocations. One of them, the Hon. Philip H. Bruck, served most efficiently as mayor of Columbus, Ohio's capital city. We give in this work life-like pictures of all the members of the association, whose portraits were procurable. The roll consists of the following members : Baker, Walter B Columbus Manufacturer. * Ball, George W Columbus Real Estate. * Buttles. Lucien D Columbus Real Estate. * Boswell, J. A Montreal Supt. Dominion Express Co. Buck, Dewitt C Columbus Merchant. * Bruck, P. H Columbus Manufacturer. * Bennett. Jesse M Columbus Wyandotte Building Co Brooks, Frank S Columbus Sec'y Ohio Coal Operators. * Corner. C C Columbus Secretary Union Depot Co * Gill, Wm. A Columbus Manufacturer. * Heffner, A. D Columbus Banker. * Higgins, Charles, (Deceased) Columbus Merchant. Lott, George V Columbus Salesman. * Looker, Oscar R Detroit Pres. Mich. Mm. Life Assn Merrick, Frank W., ( Deceased) .... Columbus Law. Mattoon, Edmund S Columbus Organist. Miller. James T Marble Cliff * Osgood, W. A Columbus Real Estate. * O'Kane, Henry Columbus Secretary Franklin Ins. Co Price. John E Marble Cliff Quarries. * Swayne. Noah H Toledo Law. Stewart, E. K Columbus Columbus Ry. and Light Co Savage, Edward Columbus Manufacturer. Normandie. Savage, James Columbus Jeweler. * Senter, O. A. B Columbus Manufacturer. * Sullivant. J. Arthur Columbus Bookkeeper. Taylor, Henry C Columbus Law. Williard. Charles Columbus Manufacturer. Weaver, Eugene Columbus Capitalist. Westwater, James Columbus Contractor. * Williams, James A Columbus Clerk Board of Education. *” [The following overview and notes are mine. Although not mentioned in this article, I found an old group photograph, courtesy: family of Gebhard & Judith Keny, of Columbus, Ohio. Many of the individuals listed above are not pictured, due to many reasons, interestingly the photo includes the image and names of three additional individuals not mentioned in list above. Samuel Butler; Jno. T. Gale; Geo. D. Freeman.] [ Col. George Doan Freeman, Ohio National Guard, born 11 Aug., 1842, graduated from State Street School, 1860. He would have been attending this school, during the same period he served as Messinger Boy for the 1856-1857 Session of Ohio House of Representatives at the State House. The photo was taken in September 1910, Col. Freeman died 11 May, 1911, at the age of 68 years 9months.] Robert M. Sizelove, Sr. 18 February, 2010. Additional Comments: There is an additional jpg image containing the names of all individuals in the photo, let me know if you wish to have a copy of it. Robert File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/franklin/photos/6thstsch1946gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 6.5 Kb